The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-02-12

bodies burned to crisp. The ruins have
been minutely searched and all recovered
that probably can be.
Mr. Tewksbury, who was ed to hi,
home at Randolph, is doing we'll Con
ductor Sturtevant died to-day.
Five more bodies were recovered from
the wreck. Four are those Of men and
one of woman. After careful scrutiny
Of all the charred remains the physicians
agreed that they are those of thirty 1.-TWO
persons Gncluding the i've mentioned
above). There are thirty-hve injured now
under treatment. One of them died to-
day, Nine slightly injured have gone on
their journey. This accounts for seventy
seven persons. The most careful COM
parison Of estimates by tho railroad
officials indicate that there were eighty
one persons in the cars which went off tho
bridge. This would leave only four per-
sons still unaccounted for. unless the
number be swelled by children who were
travelling without tickets.
All requests for informatiOA, if address.
ed to Henry E. Tinker, station agent,
White River Junction, wiz receive
prompt attention.
The list of wounded does not now mate
rally differ from that telegraphe last
night. The identified dead, ~ lar as are
as certained, are:
Ed. F. Dillon, Dartmouth
S. s. Westcott, Burlington.
Frank L. Wesson, Springfield
D. Margnet, Schanigen, Que
Edward Banks, brakeman, Of Lebanon
Nh
Miss Nancy Dun bar, Of Porters Station
Somer"ille, Mass.
Mason Mills, of Iroquois, Ont
John Hadden, colored, porter Of the
Pullman Pilgrim.
Mr.. Henry W. Tewksbury, the lecturer
says he was doing when he was aroused
by feeling the humping on the ties and the
car seemed to leap into space and come
down with terrible crash. For a moment
ne was stunned and hardly knew whether
he was dead or alive. He tried TO move,
but found he could not bulge an inch.
He noticed with great alarm that fire had
broken out at the farther end Of the car
He struggled with all his strength to free
himself, and screamed for help.
Despite his own anxiety he could not
help noticing an old couple few seats
from him who were tied down by timbers
while the flames rapidly approached
The last he saw Of them they were locked
in each others arms and We're kissing
each other fond goodbye on this earth.
Then the smoke and flames enveloped
them and hid them from view
Mr.. Tewksbury gave himself up for lost,
} and covered his face with his fur cap to
shut out the approaching flames His
hopes of life were suddenly renewed by
hearing voices. He threw of the cap and
saw the engineer and fremen near by.
They answered his frantic calls and tried
to pull him out, but failing to do so were
about to leave him, when he begged of
them to try again, and break his legs if
necessary. They did so, and managed to
J get him out by breaking his leg and arm.
} They were just in time, as the flames had
: already corched his clothing
DR.. Bray tells aheartrending story OF the
death of Edward Frank Dillon, Of Spring
field VT, who was a student of Dartmouth
College, and who had more than local
J reputation as a base ball pitcher. He was
travelling with friend named Veasey
} Both were pinned down by the wreckage
and conversed together. The fire burned
beam away from Weary, and he got out
People congregated about poor Dillon and
tried to release him, but car wheels and
other material lay on his breast He
talked to those near him. He knew his
/ hour had come, and sent a message to his
mother, saying how he died. His last
thoughts were of her and the sorrow his
death would cause her and he asked her
to bear up under the trial The flames
J came nearer. AS the fire reached him he
r gave one last cry, ana closed his eyes in
death. In the presence of at least a score
a of men he was burned To death
A farmer living near the scene was
t awakened by the sharp call for brakes
e from the locomotive and could distinctly
> hear the crash of the falling cars on the
= ice. He hastily dressed and went to the
= wreck. On nearing it he stumbled over
0 the body Of woman who had been
dragged from the wreck and left for dead,
= and on making examinations found her
s still alive, He went and got his team and
4 took her to his home and thus saved one
e life.
: Mr. Dunbar, Of Boston, came on here
and identified the body of his sister, the
a only means of Identification being swol.
r len finger joint and peculiar shape Of the
p feet.
r Miss Lowell whose brothcr-n-law, Mr..
Wesson, was killed, was not much hurt
e After she got to the junction House, which
: is being used as hospital, she forgot her
|. grief in the sorrow of the others, and set
:. about relieving the sufferers. She was q
n most welcome visitor at their bedsides.
Q Mrs. Graham was the most seq rrjSly in
n jured of those at the hotel. H&sS, re /,
n injured. H
Il The following are additional names o
/ killed:
Cephas Mills, of Iroquois, Ont
r A young girl named BOulander, Of Hol
@ yoke.
e A J. Hammer, of Boston, Pullman poi
a ter.
o Unknown Pullman porter.
n Edgar Wilder, of Dayton, Ohio.
@ Charles w. Sanford, of Lowell, Mass.
probably.
n Mrs. Devineau, Of Winosky.
8 OVER SIXTY KILLED.
o WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt, Feb T.
l. One Of the wrecked cars on the ice hat
h not been overhauled at last accounts, an
d it was thought that at least twenty bodie
If were in the debris. Should this prove S
l. it would run the list Of killed up TO owe
10 sixty, not including those which may hav